Avoca Dell, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Avoca Dell
State:sa
Area:0.72
Postcode:5253
Lga:Rural City of Murray Bridge
Stategov:Hammond
Fedgov:Barker
Coordinates:-35.0918°N 139.3119°W
Near-Nw:Toora
Near-N:Toora
Near-Ne:Burdett
Near-E:Burdett
Near-Se:Murray Bridge East
Near-S:Murray Bridge East
Near-Sw:Riverglades
Near-W:Toora

Avoca Dell is a hamlet and north suburban locality of Murray Bridge on the east (left) bank of the Murray River. It is named for the PS Avoca, a paddle steamer built in 1877 that used the location as a landing point in the 1960s.[1] [2] [3] The Avoca Dell Picnic Grounds reserve is situated within the locality on the river bank where the steamer would dock.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Avoca Dell (Locality Bounded) . Property Location Browser . 20 September 2017 . . 11 July 2006 . SA0044872 . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Placename Details: Avoca Dell Picnic Grounds (Reserve) . Property Location Browser . 20 September 2017 . . 17 August 2010 . SA0003614 . Other Details: Named after the paddle steamer that used this landing place in 1960's. . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .
  3. News: Sunken paddle boat Avoca becomes Murray River tourist attraction in Mildura . Stephanie . Corsetti . . . 2 July 2014 . 20 September 2017 . In its glory days, the 34-metre Avoca hosted dances and weddings as it cruised along the Murray..